Ritunøvsteinur
Ritunøvsteinur is in Streymoy, Faroe Islands. Ritunøvsteinur is situated nearby to the locality Nevtangi, as well as near Tjørnunes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vikar.
Vikar
Dwelling
Photo: latzenhofer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Víkar is an abandoned village in the Faroe Islands on the north coast of the island of Vágar. The name Víkar means coves in Faroese, a name with a similar meaning to that of the island of Vágar itself. Vikar is situated 3½ km southwest of Ritunøvsteinur.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Slættanes and Gásadalur.
Slættanes
Hamlet
Slættanes is a village on the island of Vágar in the western Faroes, which is now abandoned and only used as summer homes. Slættanes, like the also-abandoned village of Víkar, is on the northern coast of the island. Slættanes is situated 4½ km east of Ritunøvsteinur.
Gásadalur
Village
Photo: Stig Nygaard, CC BY 2.0.
Vágar is an island in the Faroe Islands, the island is also called Vága in combination with other words. Gásadalur is situated 7 km southwest of Ritunøvsteinur.
Bøur
Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vágar is an island in the Faroe Islands, the island is also called Vága in combination with other words. Bøur is situated 7 km south of Ritunøvsteinur.
Ritunøvsteinur
- Type: Rock
- Also known as: “Ritunovsteinur”
- Category: landform
- Location: Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.15° or 62° 9′ northLongitude
-7.33333° or 7° 20′ westElevation
72 metres (236 feet)Open location code
9CJJ5M28+2MGeoNames ID
2614701
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In Other Languages
“Ritunøvsteinur” goes by many names.
- Faroese: “Ritunøvsteinur”
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